Big Sunday happily welcomes you to Our Really Big Community Calendar.
We try to include all kinds of volunteering and helping opportunities for all kinds of interests, talents, passions, and ages! As you’ll see, these include volunteering opportunities (one-time and long-term) as well as the chance to support a nonprofit by attending fundraising events. Plus, of course, we include all of Big Sunday’s homegrown events, too! Whoever you are, and whatever you do, there is someone out there who could use your help.
If you have questions about our calendar, or would like to add a listing, please contact calendar@bigsunday.org or submit your event/opportunity via the button below.
Big Sunday Event
Giving Opportunity!
One-time Volunteer Opportunity
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity
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Cultivate LA
6:00 pm
Cultivate LA
Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm
 Please join Cultivate LA with this year’s Chef Ambassadors: Heirloom LA’s MATTHEW POLEY The Patina Group’s JOACHIM SPLICHAL Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel Air's HUGO BOLANOS Get your Cultivate LA tickets today – they sell out quickly! Don’t[...]
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Arboretum Spotlights 2015
Arboretum Spotlights 2015
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Oct 4 – Oct 5 all-day
 ARBORETUM SPOTLIGHTS 2015 Want to learn about the LA Arboretum from one of their experts? Take part in walking and tram tours led by different staff experts. Each will provide in-depth information on some aspect of[...]
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Yoga in the Garden 2015
5:30 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Oct 6 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
 Yoga in the Garden 2015 Instructor Candyce Columbus Pre-registration required; please call the Class Registration Line at 626-821-4623. Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional[...]
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Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Oct 7 – Oct 8 all-day
ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center is seeking foster parents in Los Angeles. If you can find room in your heart and home and are interested in learning more about becoming a foster family, please[...]
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Childhelp: Parenting Classes
1:00 pm
Childhelp: Parenting Classes
Oct 8 @ 1:00 pm
Join ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center for their free parenting classes. Classes are held in English from 1 – 3 pm and in Spanish from 3 – 5 pm. Please RSVP by calling Hector[...]
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Volunteer Work Day: Audubon
9:00 am
Volunteer Work Day: Audubon
@ Audubon Center at Debs Park
Oct 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Help spruce up the Audubon's nature center, earn service hours, and have fun! Age 16+. RSVP required. For more info, please call 323-221-2255 or email kflores@audubon.org.
Reading to Kids
10:00 am
Reading to Kids
@ Seven schools near Downtown Los Angeles
Oct 10 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
 Reading to Kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for success in the future. To this end, Reading to Kids gathers[...]
Garden Night Photography
7:00 pm
Garden Night Photography
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
GARDEN NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP SESSION – 2015 Don’t miss the Arboretum’s on-going series “Garden Night Photography Group Session”! Night offers unique photographic opportunities in the garden so come and discover your own creative images! Share your night photography techniques[...]
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Big Sunday Community Cruise
10:00 am
Big Sunday Community Cruise
@ San Pedro, CA (please contact Rob for address details)
Oct 11 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Have you been on a Big Sunday cruise yet? They’re awesome! We host big groups of underserved and deserving folks on special cruises through San Pedro Harbor. Many of these nice people have never been[...]
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Yoga in the Garden 2015
5:30 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Oct 13 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015 Instructor Candyce Columbus Pre-registration required; please call the Class Registration Line at 626-821-4623. Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional[...]
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Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Oct 14 – Oct 15 all-day
ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center is seeking foster parents in Los Angeles. If you can find room in your heart and home and are interested in learning more about becoming a foster family, please[...]
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Childhelp: Parenting Classes
1:00 pm
Childhelp: Parenting Classes
Oct 15 @ 1:00 pm
Join ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center for their free parenting classes. Classes are held in English from 1 – 3 pm and in Spanish from 3 – 5 pm. Please RSVP by calling Hector[...]
Ending Youth Homelessness: A Benefit For My Friend’s Place
6:00 pm
Ending Youth Homelessness: A Benefit For My Friend’s Place
@ The Taglyan Complex
Oct 15 @ 6:00 pm
 Join My Friend's Place on October 15, 2015, as their Cirque team takes to the stage (and air!) at Ending Youth Homelessness: A Benefit For My Friend's Place. Highlighting some of the incredible Cirque du Monde social[...]
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Childhelp: First Aid Classes
9:00 am
Childhelp: First Aid Classes
Oct 16 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
In need of CPR/First Aid training? ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center is offering a course for $45, which includes the book, card and use of class materials; participants receive their card at the end[...]
End of the Month Club
10:00 am
End of the Month Club
@ Big Sunday
Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
 Each month Big Sunday collects at least 600 items in our popular monthly food drive to help hungry and grateful people. Sorting is October 16 from 10 -11 am. In October, Big Sunday will be doing a[...]
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GSF Harvest Moon Celebration
GSF Harvest Moon Celebration
Oct 17 – Oct 18 all-day
Join the Garden School Foundation for the Harvest Moon Celebration on October 17th! They’re looking forward to a heartwarming afternoon full of live music, fun garden activities, a fabulous live auction, and a delicious, locavore[...]
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Volunteer: GSF’s Annual Harvest Moon Fundraiser
2:30 pm
Volunteer: GSF’s Annual Harvest Moon Fundraiser
@ 24th Street Elementary
Oct 18 @ 2:30 pm – Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm
 Don’t miss “Harvest Moon,” the Garden School Foundation's annual fundraiser. This year’s event will be especially exciting, as GSF’s 10-year anniversary of providing garden-based education to children in underserved communities. Celebrate with a six-course farm-to-table[...]
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Yoga in the Garden 2015
5:30 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Oct 20 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015 Instructor Candyce Columbus Pre-registration required; please call the Class Registration Line at 626-821-4623. Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional[...]
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Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Oct 21 – Oct 22 all-day
ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center is seeking foster parents in Los Angeles. If you can find room in your heart and home and are interested in learning more about becoming a foster family, please[...]
Art & Home: Contemporary Art Show
7:00 pm
Art & Home: Contemporary Art Show
@ Room & Board
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm
Room & Board is hosting their 2nd annual art show, featuring works by more than 90 contemporary, Los Angeles artists. Fifty percent of all sales will go to LA Family Housing. This event is free[...]
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Big Sunday’s TM@10
10:00 am
Big Sunday’s TM@10
@ Big Sunday
Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
 Join us for TM@10 at Big Sunday headquarters where we’ll host a different service project each week that benefits a worthy cause! Enjoy good food, good company and good deeds; everyone is welcome. Some of[...]
Annual LAFH Golf Tournament
11:00 am
Annual LAFH Golf Tournament
@ Angeles National Golf Club
Oct 22 @ 11:00 am – Oct 22 @ 5:00 pm
Bring a friend and spend a day on the green for LA Family Housing families in need. Proceeds from this event will help families transition out of homelessness. Reserve your spot! For more information, please[...]
Childhelp: Parenting Classes
1:00 pm
Childhelp: Parenting Classes
Oct 22 @ 1:00 pm
Join ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center for their free parenting classes. Classes are held in English from 1 – 3 pm and in Spanish from 3 – 5 pm. Please RSVP by calling Hector[...]
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Volunteer: Ahead With Horses Costume Day
8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses Costume Day
Oct 24 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm
 Ahead With Horses Inc. is in need of helpful and willing volunteers to assist with prep for their annual Costume Day event on October 24. Shifts times include: 8:45 am (for orientation) for as long[...]
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Tour de Summer Camps
9:00 am
Tour de Summer Camps
@ Camp Alonim and the American Jewish University
Oct 25 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
 Tour de Summer Camps is a community cycling fundraiser, in which all proceeds will benefit scholarships for kids to attend Jewish summer camps. All across Simi Valley and beyond, riders will have the option to[...]
25th Annual Art Exhibit: Inside Out Productions
11:00 am
25th Annual Art Exhibit: Inside Out Productions
@ Koplin Del Rio Gallery
Oct 25 @ 11:00 am – Oct 25 @ 5:00 pm
 L.A. GOAL’s award winning visual arts studio, Inside Out Productions, proudly presents its 25th Annual Art Exhibit! Join them in celebrating the whimsically creative, colorful, confounding and reassuring artwork of Inside Out artists. L.A. GOAL, a[...]
Spooky Sunday
2:00 pm
Spooky Sunday
@ Big Sunday
Oct 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 Join us for our 6th Annual Halloween Haunted House and Party for a bunch of nice kids in need (and their families). As always, we’ll have a costume giveaway, a portrait studio, Trunk-or-Treating, lots of[...]
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Volunteer: Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf Classic
8:00 am
Volunteer: Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf Classic
@ North Ranch Country Club
Oct 26 @ 8:00 am – Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm
Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters is in need of 10 amazing volunteers to ensure that their Oct. 26 Golf Classic tournament runs smoothly. Activities include greeting players, tagging golf bags, assisting with registration and more.[...]
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Yoga in the Garden 2015
5:30 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Oct 27 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
Yoga in the Garden 2015 Instructor Candyce Columbus Pre-registration required; please call the Class Registration Line at 626-821-4623. Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional[...]
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Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Childhelp: Seeking Foster Parents
Oct 28 – Oct 29 all-day
ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center is seeking foster parents in Los Angeles. If you can find room in your heart and home and are interested in learning more about becoming a foster family, please[...]
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Big Sunday’s TM@10
10:00 am
Big Sunday’s TM@10
@ Big Sunday
Oct 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Join us for TM@10 at Big Sunday headquarters where we’ll host a different service project each week that benefits a worthy cause! Enjoy good food, good company and good deeds; everyone is welcome. Some of[...]
Childhelp: Parenting Classes
1:00 pm
Childhelp: Parenting Classes
Oct 29 @ 1:00 pm
Join ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center for their free parenting classes. Classes are held in English from 1 – 3 pm and in Spanish from 3 – 5 pm. Please RSVP by calling Hector[...]
Volunteer: Free Arts Work Day
4:00 pm
Volunteer: Free Arts Work Day
Oct 29 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 29 @ 6:00 pm
 Our pals at Free Arts for Abused Children are in need of 1 – 2 happy, helpful volunteers to assist with the clean-up and organization of their new office on October 29 from 4 –[...]
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Volunteer: Paseo del Rey Elementary Fall Festival
12:30 pm
Volunteer: Paseo del Rey Elementary Fall Festival
@ Paseo del Rey Elementary School
Oct 30 @ 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
 Paseo del Rey Elementary School is hosting its annual Fall Festival for students on October 30 and they need the help of some happy, helpful volunteers to make it all come together perfectly. The special[...]
STAR Volunteers Read with Kids
3:00 pm
STAR Volunteers Read with Kids
@ John C. Fremont Branch, Los Angeles Public Library
Oct 30 @ 3:00 pm – Oct 30 @ 5:00 pm
Don’t miss this weekly program at the John C. Fremont Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library! Come meet STAR volunteer readers Isaac and Savannah. Read stories together, and learn how to earn a free[...]
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Costume Day: AHEAD With Horses
9:00 am
Costume Day: AHEAD With Horses
@ AHEAD With Horses Inc.
Oct 31 @ 9:00 am – Oct 31 @ 5:00 pm
 Join AHEAD With Horses for their Annual Costume Day. As early as 9 am, they need volunteers to help dress the horses up for Halloween, run game booths and arts & crafts for the kids. [...]
AHEAD With Horses Annual Costume Day
11:00 am
AHEAD With Horses Annual Costume Day
@ AHEAD With Horses Inc.
Oct 31 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
 Don’t miss AHEAD With Horses’ Annual Costume Day on Saturday, October 31st from 11 am -2 pm! Admission is free. Parking is available at the church parking lot across the street from the AWH facility.[...]
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